PASTILLE

Etymology

Noun

pastille (plural pastilles)

A soft flavoured sweet/candy.

A medicinal pill, originally compressed herbs. A throat pastille is a large candy-like lozenge, which, when sucked, releases oils to soothe a sore throat and sometimes vapors to help unblock the nose or sinuses.

A small granular half-spheroid piece of material.

A small cone of charcoal and aromatic substances, burned either as incense, or as a means of diffusing an agreeable odour.

A paper tube containing a firework that causes a small wheel to rotate in burning.

(art, obsolete) Alternative form of pastel

Synonyms

• (medicinal pill): lozenge

Anagrams

• palliest, stipella

Source: Wiktionary

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Pas"til, Pas*tille", n. Etym: [F. pastille, L. pastillusa pastus food. See Pasture, and cf. Pastel.]

1. (Pharmacy)

Definition: A small cone or mass made of paste of gum, benzoin, cinnamon, and other aromatics, -- used for fumigating or scenting the air of a room.

2. An aromatic or medicated lozenge; a troche.

3. See Pastel, a crayon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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